Improvement un cutlery



UNITED s STATES PATENT (DEEICE- c n. FISHER, oF WEST MERiDEN,o.oNNEo'r1cUT,AssIGNoR To THE BEAVER FALLS CUTLERY COMPANY, OF BEAVERFALLS, PENNSYLVANIA.

'lMwoven/uam'I iN cuTLERY.

, Specification forming partof Letters Patent No. 79.0(rl dated J une23,1.-868.

To all whom t may concern; A

Be it known that l, R. H. FISHER, of liiest Meriden, New Haven county,Connecticut, have invented new and Improved Table-Cutler-y; and I dohereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to makeandv use the same, reference being had to'theaccompanying drawings,

forminga part of this specification, in which-- Figure l represents aside view,.partly in section, of my invention. Fig. 2 is an edge viewofthe same.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

lThe object of this invention is to so construct the-fangs of knives andforks that the same can be held inthe handle without the use ofpinsorother fastening devices, and that the outside of themhandle willhave a pleasing smooth appearance. i

` The invention consist-s in the use of a 'bir,ifurcated or split tang,which is formed at the end of the blade in such a manner thatthc' outeredges of the two. tines or lprongs will be flush with the handle. Theends ofthe prongs are bent in, so as; to have a firm hold in thewoodenor otherhandle. The bolster is fitted into recesses formed in theedges of the tangs,

.so as also to be fiush with the edges of the handle land tangs.

A represents the blade of a knife.

13 is the tang, which consists of two prongs o. (Las is clearly shown inFig. l. The length of these prongs can be varied at pleasure, so

that they be as long as the handle C or shorter than the same, as maybedesired. The ends of the prongsa are bent in, so as to form hooksc c,whereby the handle C is firmly held and clamped. Recesses b Za areformed in the edges of the tang B close tothe end of thc blade forreceiving the metal bolster D. This bolster is made of one piece. ofmetal, so as to surround the vwhole upper end of the handle. 4It isfirmly held between the shoulders formed by cutting the recesses intothe ster, which, tting between the Ashoulders 'oi the recessesb,.prevents the moving vof the blade or tang.

It will be seen that a knife or fork, When constructed asV described, is-stronger and easier'made than nny'othcr kind now in use.l it being soarranged as to consist of three pieces only-wiz., the lbladeand tang,the bolster, andhand-le.

Having' thus described my invention, I

claim as new and desire to secure by Letters` Patentf 1. The bifurcatedtang B, provided with hooks o c,iitting into the recesses in the han dleC and secured in position by means ot' lthebolster D, fitting into therecesses h b and over the-end of the handle, ashereiu shown anddescribed.

i. Securing thebifurcated tang B to the handle by compressing the armsaand slipping the bolster D into the recesses b, as herein shown anddescribed.

3. Securing the bolster D to the'handle' by `means of the rivet d,passing through the handle between the arms d a of the tang,substantially as herein shown and described.

R. H. FISHER.

Witnesses: j, i

Wm. r. McNAMAEA, ALEX. F. ROBERTS.

